http://rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE21EFD55206/ Lord Louis Mountbatten is known today for his controversial role in overseeing Indian partition and independence but his efforts had a much more positive, long-lasting impact than is widely recognised 2011-12-09 14:45:19 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE21E602BA85/ The problem of piracy has long exercised the minds of statesmen and military strategists alike. A survey of this history offers a treasure trove of tried and tested solutions 2011-12-09 14:42:41 http://rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4ED3C86771218/ A review of Christopher Coker's reflections on the nature of war over 2,600 years - from Heraclitus to Heisenberg. 2011-11-28 17:44:13 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4EA6F18382E4A/ The UK can no longer make effective national defence strategy as it once did, and the National Security Council (NSC) currently lacks the method and institutional frame to address future security threats, warns a new paper published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in partnership with the new Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Buckingham. 2011-10-25 23:45:00 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4EA7E56ECA601/ Under a new Librarian, the RUSI Library of Military History will be undergoing a major strategy to preserve its collection and highlight its importance to the wider community. 2011-10-24 12:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4E9C023350AC3/ From the archives 2011-10-17 11:23:58 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4E9BFFD4BD71B/ The difficulties involved in determining historical warhead numbers may have lessons for contemporary disarmament efforts 2011-10-17 11:20:11 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4E9BFE66A314F/ New historical research on the size and composition of the British nuclear arsenal 2011-10-17 11:07:36 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E316C90B7E37/ With the swelling of activity in the north, is it time to consult the Arctic experts? 2011-07-28 15:05:45 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E2EA2E1B8AB7/ Recent war criminal arrests have made EU enlargement into the Balkans more palatable, but some points of conflict remain in former Yugoslavia 2011-07-26 12:20:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4E2EA0C227CC7/ Michael Howard assesses the transformation of strategy from the Napoleonic Wars to the cyber-warriors of today 2011-07-26 12:12:49 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4DE78BF568E4D/ A series of annotated Journal excerpts highlight some of the technological milestones that have featured in its pages 2011-06-02 14:11:30 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4DE78BC847E3B/ The former war correspondent offers recommendations on war-fighting from his experience of the Boer War 2011-06-02 14:10:35 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4DE78B9B2BC9B/ Waterloo has been eclipsed in popular consciousness by the battles of the Second World War 2011-06-02 14:09:50 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4DE78B330CC7C/ The American Civil War is a leading example of attritional war 2011-06-02 14:08:04 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4DE78AD4167E2/ Atrocities and excesses in counter-insurgency are by no means a modern phenomenon 2011-06-02 14:06:30 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4DAEA535E411E/ Art can help convey otherwise inexpressible ideas and emotions. On paper, canvas, and the stage, we are repeatedly confronted with images of ourselves and the world we live in - and we cannot help but respond to them. 2011-04-20 10:37:29 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EF480058CB/ The Director-General of the Territorial Army reviews institutional challenges in 1928 2011-04-08 12:41:58 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EF3E99D308/ An article from 1950 argues that teamwork, leadership and self-confidence are the keys to morale 2011-04-08 12:39:34 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D9DD62361AF0/ Saudia Arabian foreign policy is determined - to a disproportionately large extent - by its fear of Iran, and its insistence that its neighbours fall in line could jeopardise the fragile alliances of the Gulf. 2011-04-07 16:29:57 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D5BAF578EB46/ What led Britain to prioritise the Malayan Emergency over the Korean War? 2011-02-16 11:05:02 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D5BAE282A06D/ History demonstrates the crucial importance of good intelligence in counter-insurgency operations 2011-02-16 10:59:56 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D5BADDB12B42/ The Kenyan Emergency is relevant to debates on air power in counter-insurgency strategy 2011-02-16 10:58:59 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D2EDCEB3477C/ Lessons from the past show the dangers of feeding soldiers and citizens false information 2011-01-04 11:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CFE27292B766/ The Trench Gascoigne Prize winner of 1973 offers a provocative take on the defence budget 2010-12-07 12:23:16 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CFE26F380885/ In an era of fiscal stringency, the British Army of 1930 finds itself facing a new kind of war 2010-12-07 12:22:15 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CF779DA0AD09/ The Ashes represents one of the greatest sporting rivalries in the world. The shared Imperial history between England and Australia creates a political undercurrent that adds a certain frisson to the contest. This represents cricket's unique ability to transcend the boundaries of the field and influence a nation's politics and culture. 2010-12-02 10:50:56 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CDBC0CFA609F/ This month's journal printed a series of reflections on commemoration and remembrance, asking what role the arts play in mediating war in modern society. To commemorate Remembrance Day, RUSI.org has also trawled through the RUSI archives to bring articles from the First World War back into modern memory. 2010-11-11 10:16:06 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC1D8469807/ Political agendas underlying the British interpretation of the Great War linger on today 2010-10-18 11:12:22 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC1BD8443C1/ British battle painters have not always found willing patrons – but the popularity of their work endures 2010-10-18 11:05:24 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC1B3D22FB4/ As the twentieth century's wars slowly depart living memory, the Internet has provided new opportunities for collective remembrance 2010-10-18 11:02:49 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC1A8D688DB/ The uniform gravestones of British war cemeteries find an echo in Steve McQueen's 'Queen and Country' 2010-10-18 10:59:50 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C6E54E92F9FF/ The campaign in Norway was a military fiasco, but it changed the course of British politics 2010-08-22 23:45:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C6E542214B88/ There is more to the Battle of Britain than dogfights over the Channel 2010-08-22 23:45:00 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C6D3ABF2024C/ Learning lessons from past Defence Reviews 2010-08-19 16:12:13 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C6D2A628B79D/ As we enter an era of declining access on a global scale, the UK armed forces must learn from Cold War disjointery and end its historic inter-service rivalry. 2010-08-19 14:09:32 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C6D0AD6E0810/ With the balance of short- and long-term requirements increasingly relevant to current defence considerations, the Inskip Defence review provides a lesson in keeping doors open. 2010-08-19 12:49:53 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C6D17CAE6E13/ Can Richard Haldane’s reforms, responsible for the best organised expeditionary force of the twentieth century, provide a basis for the current Strategic Defence Review? 2010-08-19 12:42:25 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C6D0795721B3/ Britain's imperialist mentality is outdated and overambitious: viewing the country as a global power is damaging, rather than benefiting, current defence policy. 2010-08-19 12:37:59 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C21E76E8DF64/ Having worked tirelessly to defend France by fortifying its border with Germany, Maginot deserves a fairer appraisal 2010-06-23 11:52:33 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C21E62000545/ The Skua and Swordfish were under-appreciated, but proved their worth as key components of the Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm 2010-06-23 11:46:58 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B9F6D33553C3/ The Anglo-French coalition that fought Russia was an unlikely combination. After 1815 relations had often been hostile, and yet they managed to concert policy and strategy to invade and defeat Russia – the continental superpower of the age. 2010-03-16 11:36:46 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B9E799C4B5FF/ The difficulties confronting US policymakers forging a coalition during the 1960s are wholly recognisable today: to encourage political and military support for a conflict that proved deeply divisive. 2010-03-15 18:21:34 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B9E789452403/ The relationship between Britain and American during the final years of the First World War demonstrates that a common enemy does not necessarily ensure a seamless alliance. 2010-03-15 18:16:40 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B9E77BC6E04B/ The military intervention of eight powers in China during the ‘Boxer Uprising’ of 1900-01 proved a major test in coalition warfare. Early political and naval unity when faced with potential disaster proved more difficult to replicate on land due to the absence of inter-Allied control mechanisms. 2010-03-15 18:12:03 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B9E761DAB980/ Coalition warfare was an inherent feature of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. While national histories tend to overlook this aspect, coalition diplomacy formed a crucial part of Britain’s war experience and the most important factor in the eventual victory at Waterloo. 2010-03-15 18:06:38 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B866D67C7A13/ Haig worked tirelessly after the Great War for the men he had once commanded. Far from being a callous 'butcher', his reputation should be revisited 2010-02-25 12:35:08 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B86613C2687A/ The concept of strategy has been the subject of much debate since antiquity. One abiding lesson is the recognition that military victory must always serve a political purpose 2010-02-25 11:38:38 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28F7A0B3697/ Despite in 1940 being one of the most powerful air forces in the world, the Regia Aeronautica ended up a wasted asset 2009-12-16 15:08:51 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28F6B7BF02F/ The coming 150th anniversary of the American Civil War offers an opportunity to review the relationship between history and war 2009-12-16 15:04:34 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28F5A6C4F34/ With the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is time to revisit some of the myths in the commonly held narrative of the fall of Communism 2009-12-16 14:58:56 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B14E068758F1/ British success in Malaya appeared to show how an insurgency could be defeated by Western-led forces. The campaign was plundered for ‘lessons’ – for Vietnam in particular. The latter’s failure, however, led critics to argue that Malaya was a special case which did not offer transferable ‘lessons’. An analysis of the general principles underlying British success in Malaya can nevertheless still provide important policy implications for Afghanistan. 2009-11-28 09:00:00 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AF97CF94AC8B/ Placing the British army's experience on the Western Front into the context of wider military developments in strategic and tactical thinking amongst allies and opponents alike, Dr Philpott's assessment of the often traumatic but nonetheless dynamic transformation in the conduct of war between 1914 and 1918 provides an important corrective to the existing Anglo-centric interpretation. 2009-11-10 14:47:30 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AD22F8DF284C/ The operational errors of counter-insurgency campaigns are too often blamed on the inability of armed forces to absorb the lessons of previous campaigns. However, as Huw Bennett demonstrates in his examination of the British Army’s experience in Northern Ireland, flexibility in adapting to the unique dynamics of each campaign is of far great importance than a strict application of out-dated doctrine. 2009-10-11 20:22:30 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A520D871C423/ As the death of former US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara is announced, RUSI.org publishes remarks made by him at the Royal United Services Institute in 2001. 2009-07-06 15:43:53 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4538E2591AE95/ 2006-10-20 15:53:19 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4538E034F182D/ 2006-10-20 15:47:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7c9bbe5b/ War spurs innovation, and the First World War has quite rightly been pinpointed as a huge accelerator for technical modernity and the radio made an almost quantum developmental leap, not only revolutionizing war but also altering society irrevocably. 2004-06-18 12:23:45 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7ce6401b/ An assessment of SOE's achievements in light of a reconsideration of Operation Gunnerside. 2004-06-18 12:23:45 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7b0a5ecb/ John Cross discusses writing 'Gurkhas at War'. 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7b8d6c0b/ David Ian Hall takes a brief canter through what was a rather tempestuous relationship betwee 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7ac7a129/ Britain had one major advantage in the Battle of Britain: the world’s first long-range early-warning radar chain. 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a87518b/ Westminster Medal for Military Literature - Winners Address and Response 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a6ea48b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7b93f62b/ In response to John Peaty’s article on the subject of desertion in Italy during the Second World War 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a81852c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a752eab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a1aaceb/ Six decades after his death, Major General Orde Charles Wingate still provokes strong opinions. Pers 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79e4444b/ The period between 1871 and 1914 offers clear parallels to the world today, according to Robert T Foley 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79c5caeb/ Admiral William J Fallon, US Vice Chief of Naval Operations, reflects on the legacy of Lord Trenchar 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7947edcb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7942216b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a088a0b/ A former British military official reflects on his experiences with the Pathans and what might be done to end the cycle of conflict in their ancestral homeland. 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78f26f8b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f788c338b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78f83bec/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7837518b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f789ca8bc/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78b6401c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7886672b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7892bdab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7774e08b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f76d0e8eb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75fb221b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75e332db/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f77509acb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7707518b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f768d6c0b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f753e7d7b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75ca85db/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f756f19bc/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f74f0259c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f758d931b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75d6dc5b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75b862fb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7538b11c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75268e3b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40CF6F643CF1C/ The Cretan campaign shows how one side’s superior intelligence cannot compensate for inferior air power, infirmity of purpose and rigidity of mind; Arnhem illustrates the folly not so much of making inadequate use of available intelligence but of wilfully 2004-06-15 22:51:32 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40CF70FA26F8C/ But before too long this trivial inquiry was to generate anxious telegrams to Harold Macmillan from his Australian counterpart, Sir Robert Menzies, fearful of the collapse of American confidence in the Dominion’s ability to maintain military security. 2004-06-15 22:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C862CEE084C/ A logical and coherent strategic vision of the Royal Navy’s role, set within the context of the shrinking global village. 2004-06-10 14:31:58